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Basalt is the raw, ridged block. Basalt is a dark gray volcanic stone of the Nether, shaped like a column.
It is mined with a pickaxe.
What it does
It forms the basalt deltas and the pillars of soul sand valleys. You can also make it anywhere: lava flowing over Soul Soil next to Blue Ice turns into basalt, which feeds endless basalt generators.
Basalt and polished basalt are pillar blocks that follow the face you place them on. Four basalt make four polished basalt, and smelting basalt gives smooth basalt, a plain block that also forms the outer shell of amethyst geodes.
How to craft
This item has no crafting recipe.
How Basalt connects
3 links · from the 26.3 game dataIn structures
share of blocks
Same family · tag #base_stone_nether
Tutorials with Basalt (3)
BeginnerExploration
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Basalt Deltas contain twice as much of both.
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Bastions cannot generate in basalt deltas, so a fortress takes their place there:
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Used to craft (2)
Block states
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Tags
#minecraft:base_stone_nether#minecraft:blocks_dolphin_jump#minecraft:blocks_fluid_flow#minecraft:blocks_lava_fire_spread#minecraft:blocks_motion#minecraft:blocks_motion_in_heightmap#minecraft:blocks_motion_in_heightmap_no_leaves#minecraft:blocks_motion_no_leaves#minecraft:causes_suffocation#minecraft:entities_can_teleport_to#minecraft:ice_melts_when_destroyed_above#minecraft:mineable/pickaxe#minecraft:sculk_replaceable#minecraft:sculk_replaceable_world_gen#minecraft:sulfur_cube_swallowable
Basalt · FAQ
How do you get Basalt in Minecraft?
Mining the block drops it.
What is Basalt used for in Minecraft?
It is a dark volcanic stone for gloomy, Nether-style builds. It is an ingredient in 2 recipes, made at the Crafting Table, Stonecutter and Furnace; for example Polished Basalt and Smooth Basalt.
What tool do you need to mine Basalt?
The fastest tool is the pickaxe.
What sound does a note block make on Basalt?
Placed under a Note Block, Basalt gives the Bass drum sound.